GermanyAufgabe 171 · Politics in a democracy
Social market economy means that the economy …
In the exam (German)
Soziale Marktwirtschaft bedeutet, die Wirtschaft …
- ais guided only by supply and demand.steuert sich allein nach Angebot und Nachfrage.
- bis planned and controlled by the state; supply and demand are not taken into account.wird vom Staat geplant und gesteuert, Angebot und Nachfrage werden nicht berücksichtigt.
- cis guided by demand abroad.richtet sich nach der Nachfrage im Ausland.
- dis guided by supply and demand, but the state ensures social balance.richtet sich nach Angebot und Nachfrage, aber der Staat sorgt für einen sozialen Ausgleich.Correct answer
Why?
In the social market economy (Soziale Marktwirtschaft), supply and demand determine prices and production – that is the market. But the state ensures social balance, for example with social insurance, unemployment benefit and rules that protect employees. An economy planned only by the state, by contrast, existed in the GDR. The social market economy was introduced above all by Ludwig Erhard, economics minister under Adenauer.
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